Treatment Options for Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Treatment of stage I adult soft tissue sarcoma may include the following:

Surgery (wide local excision or Mohs microsurgery).

Radiation therapy before and/or after surgery.

If cancer is found in the head, neck, abdomen, or chest, treatment may include the following:

Surgery.

Radiation therapy before or after surgery.

Fast neutron radiation therapy.

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage I adult soft tissue sarcoma. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI website.

Stage II and III Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Treatment of stage II and III adult soft tissue sarcoma may include the following:

Surgery (wide local excision).

Surgery (wide local excision) with radiation therapy, for large tumors.

High-dose radiation therapy for tumors that cannot be removed by surgery.

Radiation therapy or chemotherapy before limb-sparing surgery. Radiation therapy may also be given after surgery.

A clinical trial of surgery followed by chemotherapy, for large tumors.

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage II adult soft tissue sarcoma and stage III adult soft tissue sarcoma. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI website.

Stage IV Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Treatment of stage IV adult soft tissue sarcoma that involves lymph nodes may include the following:

These treatments may be followed by surgery to remove lesions on the lungs.

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage IV adult soft tissue sarcoma. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI website.

Coping® does not endorse or recommend any particular treatment protocol for readers, and this article does not necessarily include information on all available treatments. Articles are written to enlighten and motivate readers to discuss the issues with their physicians. Coping believes readers should determine the best treatment protocol based on physicians’ recommendations and their own needs, assessments and desires.